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LEVEL 3 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Akio Kurosaki! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Orion rushes Kurosaki and presses him up against the ropes.
Kurosaki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Orion smiles and moves away.
Kurosaki clinches.
Kurosaki jumps guard but Orion stands there with Kurosaki around his waist. Kurosaki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Orion is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kurosaki tries to pull guard but Orion holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kurosaki drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akio Kurosaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurosaki jumps guard but Orion turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Kurosaki tries to pull guard but Orion won't allow it.
Orion is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Kurosaki to keep the fight standing.
Kurosaki pulls Orion into guard.
Orion must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Orion trying to control but Kurosaki is working from the bottom.
Kurosaki can't keep his opponent in guard - Orion advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kurosaki trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki tries to get to full guard but Orion has control of the leg.
Orion looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Orion is stalling here. Kurosaki is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Orion seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kurosaki has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kurosaki (4) vs (0) Orion
Kurosaki tries for a kimura but Orion is defending well.
Orion is trying to control Kurosaki's posture but Kurosaki avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki taking a breather here.
Kurosaki trying to control the position but Orion is working away.
Kurosaki is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Orion tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kurosaki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kurosaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orion keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Orion is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Orion manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kurosaki's best efforts.
Orion is trying to maintain the position but Kurosaki is very close to passing his half guard.
Kurosaki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Orion is controlling Kurosaki's trapped leg to prevent Kurosaki from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki trying to control from Orion's half guard. Orion has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kurosaki preventing the sweep.
Kurosaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Orion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurosaki slips nicely into half guard.
Kurosaki is trying to control. Orion wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Orion manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Orion wants to sweep but no luck.
Orion keeping moving, preventing Kurosaki from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki stands and throws Orion's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Kurosaki (7) vs (0) Orion
Kurosaki swings around for an armbar but Orion sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kurosaki's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kurosaki (7) vs (2) Orion
Orion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kurosaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kurosaki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kurosaki seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kurosaki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Orion passes into half guard.
Kurosaki wants to improve his position but Orion is controlling well.
Kurosaki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Orion pulls his head out easily.
Orion is thwarting Kurosaki's attempts to control the position.
Orion is looking for a kimura but Kurosaki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Orion to get the leverage.
Kurosaki is looking to improve his position.
Kurosaki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kurosaki.
Orion stopping the sweep attempt from Kurosaki.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki looking to control.
Orion stopping the sweep attempt from Kurosaki.
Orion wants to control from the top but Kurosaki keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kurosaki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Orion wants to control from the top but Kurosaki keeps moving.
Orion postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Orion tries to free his leg and advance position but Kurosaki is retaining full guard.
Kurosaki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Orion is stalling in the full guard.
Orion looking to pass the guard.
Kurosaki working a defensive guard but Orion manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kurosaki (7) vs (5) Orion
Orion looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Orion is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kurosaki has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Orion trying to control the position but Kurosaki is working away.
Orion tries for a kimura but Kurosaki is defending well.
Kurosaki tries to bench press Orion off him but Orion keeps the position.
Orion goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kurosaki has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Orion but great work by Kurosaki. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kurosaki (11) vs (5) Orion
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki working away.
Kurosaki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Orion, who protects the arm well.
Kurosaki is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Orion will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kurosaki is trying to get an arm triangle but Orion is defending well.
Orion is looking to regain half guard here but Kurosaki keeps moving and retains side control.
Orion is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kurosaki's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Orion is trying to get back to full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Orion is just riding it out for now. Kurosaki eventually gives up the hold.
Kurosaki perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kurosaki is trying to control the action in half guard but Orion is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kurosaki is really struggling to control Orion but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Orion has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kurosaki is working away from the top position though.
Orion works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Orion's guard.
Kurosaki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Orion doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kurosaki.
Kurosaki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kurosaki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Orion looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Orion felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki is looking for a kimura but Orion is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kurosaki to get the leverage.
Orion trying to control but Kurosaki postures up.
Kurosaki is stalling here. Orion is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kurosaki seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Orion has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kurosaki (11) vs (9) Orion
Kurosaki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Orion wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kurosaki, who protects the arm well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Orion is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kurosaki's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kurosaki tries to buck Orion off but Orion is having none of it.
Kurosaki is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Orion is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Kurosaki (11) vs (11) Orion
Kurosaki has given up his back. Will we see Orion going for some submissions?
Score +3 for taking back: Kurosaki (11) vs (14) Orion
Orion struggling to keep hold of the position.
Orion looking for the choke but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kurosaki trying to control the hands but Orion breaks the grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orion wins on points by 14 to 11.
A very excited looking Cole Orion made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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